WASP-15

id: wasp-15-271-5280317
title: WASP-15
text: WASP-15, also named Nyamien, is a magnitude 11 star located about 1000 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. The star, which is more massive, larger, hotter, and more luminous than the Sun, is also less metal-rich than the Sun. WASP-15 has one known planet in its orbit, WASP-15b; the planet is a Hot Jupiter with an anomalously high radius, a phenomenon which may be explained by the presence of an internal heat source. The star was first observed by the SuperWASP program in 2006; futu
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description: Magnitude 11 star in the constellation Centaurus
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP-15
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date modified: 2023-12-22T19:31:21Z
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